Role In Teaching-learning Process Research Articles

BEYOND THE LECTURE: UNCOVERING LEARNERS’ INSIGHT ON PECHA KUCHA FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING IN PAKISTANI ESL CLASSROOMS

Teachers play a significant role in teaching-learning process. Teaching and learning a second or foreign language specifically English, is a tough row to hoe. Teachers use a variety of media for teaching English and one of them is an innovative Microsoft PowerPoint format known as Pecha Kucha Style. This mode of teaching and learning is used at a global level for its simplicity, effectiveness and creativity. The main aim of this study was to investigate learners’ perceptions about the effectiveness of the innovative Kecha Pucha style for teaching and learning English in ESL classrooms. The subjects involved were 360 students learning at Tertiary level in a renowned Southern Punjab University of Pakistan. The data was collected through mixed questionnaire comprising of both close and open-ended questions. The results of the study revealed that this innovative Pecha Kucha approach was engaging, enjoyable and time saving but learners did not find it effective and productive at all for teaching and learning English in ESL classrooms because it does not provide instructors with sufficient time to teach everything appropriately to learners. Moreover, they were of the view that it would not be followed for teaching and learning any course material. Keywords: ESL Classrooms; Pakistani; Pecha Kucha; Teachers; Teaching and Learning English

TEACHING LEARNING RESOURCES AND ICT PLATFORMS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Information and Communication Technologies are playing important role in teaching-learning process, with the development of technology and the need of the society, the integration of ICT-based teaching-learning resources for effective teaching-learning process are the requirement of the day. Educational Institutions equipped with digital resources have an advantage to provide e-learning to the learners and they are benefitted by the use of different virtual platforms such as Learning Management System. This paper explains the Digital Initiatives in Higher Education and ICT-based teaching learning resources, challenges in using ICT based teaching learning resources and measures for teachers and learners to overcome these challenges for effective teaching learning process so that instructional objectives can be achieved efficiently by using digital technologies.

The Importance of Critical Thinking on Teaching Learning Process

Critical Thinking plays a great role in teaching-learning process, so this paper aims to prepare students to think critically by applying critical thinking to the students’ presentation. From the beginning of the term, I gave a clear picture of the course (Travel Literature) to students and I equipped them with thoughts to be skillful during our lectures. Students apply critical thinking to the novel of Robinson Crusoe with skillful performance and I evaluate their presentation with the word ACTION due to the activity in this purpose. I found that students collaborated, shared thoughts, interesting in their presentations, were creative, precise, very organized and active. I recommended applying critical thinking in the classroom throughout activities and setting intellectual standards.